[News] The Black Keys Announce Fall Tour Dates

With their current tour backed by Arctic Monkeys nearing its end and a European tour taking up the majority of the summer, The Black Keys have announced even more tour dates in support of last year's El Camino. Starting on October 1st and going till October 10th, the Ohio duo will hit seven cities throughout the West Coast and Southwest of the U.S. and will be backed up by Tegan & Sara. Check out their full tour itinerary after the jump.

The Black Keys 2012 Tour Dates:

05-14 Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre *
05-15 Minneapolis, MN - Target Center *
05-16 Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center *
05-18 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion *
05-19 Atlantic City, NJ - Revel's Ovation Hall *
07-20-22 Dover, DE - Firefly Music Festival
07-28 New York, NY - Catalpa Festival
08-01 Council Bluffs, IA - Mid-America Center +
08-03 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
08-04 Toronto, Ontario - Molson Canadian Amphitheatre #
08-05 Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal - Osheaga 2012
08-09 Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
08-10 Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival
08-11 Helsinki, Finland - Flow Festival
08-13 Copenhagen, Denmark - Tap1
08-14 Hannover, Germany - Awd Hall
08-15 Saint Poelten, Austria - Frequency Festival
08-17 Biddinghuizen, Holland - Lowlands Festival
08-18 Hasselt-Kiewit, Belgium - Pukkelpop 2012
08-19 Leipzig, Germany - Highfield Festival
08-21 Belfast, Ireland - Tennent's Vital 2012
08-22 Dublin, Ireland - The O2
08-24 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-25 Paris, France - Rock en Seine Festival
08-26 Reading, England - Reading Festival
10-01 Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center †
10-02 Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl †
10-04 San Diego, CA - Valley View Casino Center †
10-05 Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center †
10-08 Anaheim, CA - Honda Center †
10-09 Phoenix, AZ - US Air Arena †
10-10 Las Cruces, NM - Pan American Center †
10-21 Newcastle, Australia - Newcastle Entertainment Centre
10-22 Sydney, Australia - Sydney Entertainment Centre
10-26 Brisbane, Australia - Brisbane Entertainment Centre
10-28 Perth, Australia - Rock It Festival
10-30 Adelaide, Australia - Adelaide Entertainment Centre
10-31 Melbourne, Australia - Sidney Myer Music Bowl
11-01 Melbourne, Australia - Sidney Myer Music Bowl
11-03 Auckland, New Zealand - Vector Arena
11-05 Wellington, New Zealand - TSB Bank Arena
11-27 Lisbon, Portugal - Atlántico
11-28 Madrid, Spain - Palacio De Deportes
11-30 Lyon, France - Halle Tony Garnier
12-01 Torino, Italy - Palaolimpico
12-03 Amsterdam, Holland - Ziggo Dome
12-04 Munich, Germany - Olympiahalle
12-05 Dusseldorf, Germany - ISS Dome

* with Arctic Monkeys
+ with Tame Impala
# with the Shins
† with Tegan and Sara

[News] Sigur Rós Announce 'Valtari Hour' Worldwide Listening Party

In anticipation of their sixth studio album Valtari, Icelandic outfit Sigur Rós have invited their fans to participate in what they have dubbed Valtari Hour. On May 17th at 7:00pm (simultaneously at every time zone in the world), fans can listen to an exclusive one hour stream of the album prior to its May 29th release. The album will be available to stream on the band's official website, local radio stations as well as local record stores. In North America, NPR will be offer the online stream of the album, with its radio affiliates, including KEXP, WFUC, KCMP, and several more, broadcasting the album for your listening pleasure. As well, for those who choose to attend the listening party at the participating records stores, a preorder of the album will land you a limited-edition Valtari print, with one lucky winner in each store receiving a Valtari vinyl test pressing, a copy of the very-sold-out RSD exclusive Hvarf/Heim LP on clear vinyl, and a custom, limited print. After the jump, you can take a look at the full list of participating radio stations and record stores.

Valtari is out on May 29th via EMI/XL.

Participating Radio Stations
KEXP – Seattle, WA
WNYC – New York, NY
XPN – Philadelphia, PA
KCMP (The Current) – St. Paul, MN
KTBG – Warrensburg, MO
WFUV – New York, NY
KXT – Dallas, TX
WYEP – Pittsburgh, PA
WTMD – Towson, MD
WBER – Rochester, NY
KRSH – Santa Rosa, CA
FM 94-9 “Big Sonic Chill” – San Diego, CA

Participating Record Stores
BK Music (Richmond, VA)
Bull City (Durham, NC)
Bull Moose (Portland, ME)
Cactus Music (Houston)
Criminal (Atlanta, GA)
Dimple (Folsom, CA)
Disc Exchange (Knoxville)
Ear Candy (Missoula, MT)
Electric Fetus (Minneapolis)
End of an Ear (Austin)
Fingerprints (Long Beach, CA)
Good (Dallas)
Greywhale (Taylorsville, UT)
Grimey’s (Nashville)
Guestroom (Norman, OK & Oklahoma City, OK)
Harvest (Asheville, NC)
Homers (Omaha)
Landlocked (Bloomington, IN)
Lou’s (Encinitas, CA)
Luna (Indianapolis, IN)
Melody Supreme (Charlottesville, VA)
Monster (Charleston, SC)
Music Millennium (Portland, OR)
Origami (Los Angeles)
Park Avenue (Orlando)
Phono Select (Sacramento, CA)
Princeton Record Exchange (Princeton, NJ)
Radio Active (Ft. Lauderdale)
Rasputin (Berkeley, CA)
Record Archive (Rochester, NY)
Record Exchange (Boise, ID)
Repo Records (Philadelphia)
Scenesc.com
Schoolkids (Raleigh, NC)
Sonic Boom (Seattle)
Sound Garden (Baltimore)
Streetlight (San Jose & Santa Cruz)
Strictly Discs (Madison)
The Telegraph (London, CT)
Twist & Shout (Denver)
UHF Records (Royal Oaks, MI)
Underground Sound (Ann Arbor, MI)
Vintage Vinyl (St. Louis, MO)
Vinyl Renaissance (Kansas City, KS)
Waterloo (Austin)
Zia (Phoenix)

[News] Coachella Returns in 2013 for Two Weekends

Even though Coachella just finished its first attempt as a two weekend festival last month, the festival planners have already announced that the 2013 edition will also take place over two weekends. The dates for Coachella 2013 are April 12-14th and April 19-12st, with advance passes going on sale from 10:00am PST on May 17th to 10:00am PST on the 24th. General sale passes will go on sale early next year.

[News] Animal Collective Announce New LP, Set to Release in September

After dropping two new tracks, "Honeycomb" and "Gotham," just last week, Animal Collective are following that up with the announcement of a brand new studio album titled Centipede Hz. A 90-second video released by the band revealed the name of the album, the names of its eleven tracks, as well as the planned release date (9/3 in the UK and Europe and 9/4 in North America via Domino). After the jump, you can check out the announcement video for Centipede Hz, the follow-up to 2009's fantastic Merriweather Post Pavilion, as well as take a look at the tracklisting for the album.

Centipede Hz Tracklist:
01 “Moonjock”
02 “Today’s Supernatural”
03 “Rosie Oh”
04 “Applesauce”
05 “Wide Eyed”
06 “Father Time”
07 “New Town Burnout”
08 “Monkey Riches”
09 “Mercury Man”
10 “Pulleys”
11 “Amanita”

[News] Star Slinger Announced as European Support for A$AP Rocky

Here's a little turn up for the books, if you were planning on catching A$AP Rocky on his visit to the UK next month. Manchester's Star Slinger has just been announced as support. Check out the dates below along with a few SS has scheduled across Europe for Festivals. 

A$AP Rocky Euro Tour

June
5 – London, Electric Ballroom w/A$AP Rocky
6 – London, Electric Ballroom w/A$AP Rocky
7 – Birmingham, HMV Institute w/A$AP Rocky
8 – Manchester, The Ritz w/A$AP Rocky
9 – Glasgow, The Arches w/A$AP Rocky
11 – Brussels, Ancienne Belgique w/A$AP Rocky
12 – Paris, Bataclan w/A$AP Rocky
14 – Berlin, Festaal Kreuzeberg w/A$AP Rocky
15 – Amsterdam, Paradiso w/A$AP Rocky
16 – Barcelona, SONAR! Music Festival
23 – Madrid,  Dia De La Musica

August
18 Beacons Festival, Yorkshire

[News] James Murphy and Busy P Team Up for Levi's Store in Paris

In his post-LCD Soundsystem lifestyle, James Murphy has had no trouble finding projects to keep himself busy. His latest venture sees him teaming up with Ed Banger Records head honcho Busy P, aka Pedro Winter, for a collaborative celebration of the opening of a new Levi's store in the famed Champs Élysées district in Paris. The pair also designed custom, limited edition t-shirts and jackets to be sold at the store in its opening months, along with handpicked collections of albums that will serve as the soundtrack for the store. Next month, street artists Shepard Fairey and Mr. André will partake in a similar collaboration, which, like Busy P and Murphy, will showcase the union of American and French art and culture.

Above, you can watch the trailer for the project, and after the jump take a look at the full lists of Murphy and Busy P's curated selections for the Levi's store soundtrack.

James Murphy:

The Smiths: Hatful of Hollow
Suicide: S/T
Modern Lovers: S/T
Echo and the Bunnymen: Ocean Rain
The Stooges: Fun House
The Beatles: Revolver
The Fall: This Nation's Saving Grace
Can: Ege Bamyasi
The Rapture: Echoes
Leonard Cohen: Songs of Love and Hate
David Bowie: Heroes
Ministry: With Sympathy
John Cale and Lou Reed: Songs for Drella
Kraftwerk: Computer World
The Birthday Party: Prayers on Fire
Six Finger Satellite: Severe Exposure
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: Organisation
Kate Bush: Hounds of Love
Public Image Ltd: Metal Box
Killing Joke: S/T

Pedro Winter:

Beastie Boys: Check Your Head
Deee-Lite: World Clique
The Rapture: Echoes
Beck: Odelay
Run-D.M.C.: Tougher Than Leather
Gang Starr: Moment of Truth
Jay-Z & Kanye West: Watch the Throne
Johnny Cash: I Walk the Line
Nirvana: In Utero
Stevie Wonder: Innervisions
Les Rita Mitsouko: Rita Mitsouko
Motorbass: Pansoul
Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot: Bonnie and Clyde
Air: 10 000 Hz Legend
Justice: Audio Video Disco
DJ Mehdi: Lucky Boy
Mr Oizo: Stade 2
113: Princes de la Ville
Cassius: Au Rêve
Busy P & Dj Mehdi: Let the Children Techno

[News] Charli XCX Announces 'You're The One' EP

After announcing that she was going to release an EP a few months back, rising London musician Charli XCX unleashed a flood of aniticipation for what could only be a fantastic debut. Unfortunately, though, the details of the release may be a bit disappointing. The debut EP from the unique pop singer, now confirmed to be titled You're The One, will only include one brand new song, titled "You're The One," meaning it is more or less a single. Either way, the EP will include the titular track along with previously heard track "Nuclear Seasons," which you can stream below, as well as remixes of both tracks. The EP is set to drop on June 12th via IAMSOUND. After the jump, you can take a look at the tracklisting for the album.

As well, after the jump, you can watch Charli XCX's session with Invisible Children during this year's South by Southwest, where you will also find the musician's full tour itinerary.

Charli XCX - You're The One EP Tracklisting:

01 You’re the One
02 You’re the One (Blood Orange remix)
03 Nuclear Seasons
04 Nuclear Seasons (Balam Acab remix)

Charli XCX 2012 Tour Dates:
05-17 Liverpool, England – Liverpool Sound City
05-26 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore *
05-28 Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue *
05-29 Denver, CO – Ogden*
05-31 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues *
06-01 Los Angeles, CA – Club Nokia *
06-02 Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Bar
06-04 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom *
06-06 Dallas, TX – House of Blues *
06-07 Houston, TX – House of Blues *
06-09 Manchester, England – Stadium ^
06-15 Hultsfred, Sweden – Hultsfred Festival
06-28 Winchester, England – Blissfields Festival
07-06 Canterbury, England – Lounge on the Farm Festival
07-18 Tonsberg, Norway – Slottsfjell Festival
07-21 Sheffield, England – Tramlines Festival
08-07 Chicago, IL – United Center ^
08-08 Chicago, IL – United Center ^
08-10 St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center ^
08-11 St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center ^
09-06 Isle of Wight, England – Bestival

* with Santigold
^ with Coldplay

[News] Bombay Bicycle Club Announce Additional Tour Dates

Since the release of their third LP A Different Kind of Fix last August, London indie rock outfit Bombay Bicycle Club have been on an extensive tour across several continents, and this fall they will once again return to North America. After a massive tour circuit this summer, the band will be back on October 5th starting in Orlando, after which they will stop by major cities throughout the Southwest and West Coast. Check out their full tour itinerary after the jump. As well, after the jump, you can watch the first of three clips from the band's North American tour video diary.

Bombay Bicycle Club 2012 Tour Dates:
05/11 – The Hague, NL @ Walk the Line Festival
05/12 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkwg Max %
05/27 – Landgraaf, NL @ Pinkpop Festival
06/15 – Hultsfred, SE @ Hultsfred Festival
06/16 – Aarhus, DK @ Northside Festival
06/22 – Scheessel, DE @ Hurricane Festival
06/23 – Neuhausen Ob Eck, DE @ Southside Festival
06/24 – London, UK @ Radio 1 Hackney Weekend
06/28 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
07/04 – Montreux, CH @ Auditorium Stravinski
07/08 – Balado, UK @ T in the Park
07/13 – Benicàssim, ES @ Benicàssim Festival
07/22 – Dover, DE @ Firefly Festival
07/24 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall *
07/25 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick *
07/26 – Toronto, ON @ Echo Beach at Molson Canadian Amphitheatre ^
07/27 – Guelph, ON @ Hillside Festival
07/28 – Boston, MA @ Royale Nightclub *
07/30 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall *
07/31 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head *
08/01 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
08/03 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga
08/05 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/06 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater #
08/07 – Salt Lake City, UT @ In the Venue #
08/24 – Reading, UK @ Reading Festival
08/25 – Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival
10/05 – Orlando, FL @ The Social $
10/06 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade $
10/07 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In $
10/08 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues $
10/10 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater $
10/11 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s $
10/15 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom $
10/16 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues $
10/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theater $
10/19 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore $
10/20 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom $
10/21 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market $
10/22 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre $

% = w/ Darcys
* = w/ Plants and Animals
^ = w/Sam Roberts Band
# = w/ Hey Rosetta
$ = w/ Vacationer